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(No Model.)

P. K. WRIGHT.

LANTBRN.

No. 498,416. Patented May 30, 1893.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

FREDERICK K. WRIGHT, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE STEAM GAUGEAND LANTERN COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

LANTERN.l

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 498,416,`dated May 30,1893.

Application filed September 24, 1891. Serial No. 406,652. (No model.)

cages which inclose the oil pot and globe of a lantern, and which arecomposed essentially of horizontal rings or bands and upright conneetingwires.

The object of myinvention is to fasten the upright wires to the lowerband without the aid of solder and in such manner that the parts will besecurely held together.

In the accompanying drawings:-Figure l is a sectional elevation of alantern provided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectionthereof in line :7c-, Fig. l. Figs. 3 and 4 are fragmentary verticalsections, on an enlarged scale, showing the position of the uprightwires before and after being secured to the lower band.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A represents the base of the lantern, B the oil pot and C the upwardlyprojecting annular liange on the base surrounding the oil po Drepresents the lower band or collar of the frame which is arrangedwithin the base flange C.

E is the globe resting upon said band and F the dome or top arrangedabove the globe.

G represents the upper horizontal ring of the frame, H the intermediatering, and I the upright connecting wires which-are attached to theintermediate ring by clasps li or in any other suitable manner. Theupright wires are secured to the upper horizontal ring by bending theupper ends of the upright wires around the upper horizontal ring, so asto form eyes j, as represented in Fig. 1, or in any other suitablemanner. The lower ends of the upright wires are curved so as to formhooks k having their convex sides facing inwardly. The outer concavesides of the hooks are partly out away, thereby reducing the thicknessot' the hook portions of the upright wires and forming shoulders Z ontheir outer sides.

The lower band or collar of the frame is provided with an annular bead Mprojecting inwardly and an annular series of openings n formed directlyabove said bead and corre-v -hooks to bear against or embrace the bead.

Upon securing the upper ends of the upright wires to the upperhorizontal ring, the hooks are firmly held in contact with the bead. Inthe upright position of the wires I, their lower ends are prevented frombeing raised or drawn out of the band by their hooks which embrace thebead, while any downward movement of the upright wires is prevented bytheir shoulders bearing against the lower edges of the openings n. Aftersecuring the upper ends of the upright wires to the upper horizontalring the intermediate ring is secured to said wires by the clasps.

My improved means of fastening the lower ends of the upright wires tothe band is extremely simple and durable and reduces the expense ofmanufacturing the lantern frame by dispensing with solder.

I claim as my invention- The combination with the lower band or collarof a lantern frame having on its inner surface aconvex annular bead, andopenings above said bead, of upright Wires having reduced curved endportions which pass inwardly through saidv openings and fit against theinner convex side of said bead, said wires having at the upper ends ofsaid reduced portions shoulders which bear against the outer side of theband or collar, substantially as set forth.

Witness my hand this 22d day of September,1891.

FREDERICK K. WRIGHT.

Witnesses:

FRANK C. CROWELL, P. L. SALMON.

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